Konstadinos Koukodimos
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Greece |
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| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Silver | 1994 Paris | Long jump |
| European Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1994 Helsinki | Long jump |
Konstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κουκοδήμος, born 14 September 1969) with origin from Pieria, Makedonia is a retired Greek long jumper. He was born in Melbourne, Australia.
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[edit] As athlete
Koukodimos is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships. His personal best is 8.36 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Khania.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | |
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 8th | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | 7.92 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | ||
| Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | ||
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 12th | |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 8.04 m | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 8.09 m |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 8.01 m | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 8.00 m |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 8th |
[edit] As politician
He is also politician and parliamentarian, elected with the party New Democracy in Pieria in 2007. In January 2008, the journalist Makis Triantafyllopoulos revealed that Koukodimos was calling him and other journalists of the Proto Thema in order to cover the scandal that broke up with Christos Zachopoulos's case.[1][2] Koukodimos was forced to leave the New Democracy's parliamentary team and participate in the Greek parliament as independent.[3][4][5][6][7] He returned to New Democracy's parliamentary team after six months.[8]
He was re-elected MP in elections of 2009 in Pieria constituency.
[edit] References
- ^ "Εκανε ζούγκλα τους βουλευτές και δικαιώθηκε" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 2008-01-26. http://www.enet.gr/online/online_hprint?id=37436816. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Εκθετοι Κουκοδήμος - Κλαδάς" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 2008-02-13. http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=110,id=6556744. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Ανεξάρτητος ο Κουκοδήμος" (in Greek). ethnos.gr. 2008-01-31. http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=11378&subid=2&tag=8400&pubid=400412. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Ανεξάρτητος εξαρτημένος" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 2008-02-01. http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=110,dt=01.02.2008,id=29781592. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Koukodimos becomes independent". Athens News Agency-Macedonian News Agency. 2008-01-31. http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6104253&maindocimg=6095308&service=96. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "MP’s jump cuts majority to one". eKathimerini.gr. 2008-02-01. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_01/02/2008_92866. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Greek conservatives cling to parliamentary majority after deputy quits party". The International Herald Tribune. 2008-01-31. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/europe/EU-POL-Greece-Conservatives.php. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "ND back to full strength". Kathimerini. 2008-07-23. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_2_23/07/2008_98840. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- IAAF profile for Konstadinos Koukodimos
- Short bio
- Entry at the website of the Greek Parliament
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